Provincial Achievement Tests delayed after CBE network outage

Students at 25 Calgary Board of Education schools have another week to prepare for their Provincial Achievement Tests, after a network outage forced the delay of some exams until next week.

As of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, however, service was being restored to the affected schools, according to Service Alberta.

More than 80 schools were affected by the unexpected outage on Alberta’s SuperNet, a provincewide network that connects schools, libraries, hospitals and other public institutions.

No other services were affected by the outage, which was caused by an electronics failure, said Service Alberta spokeswoman Nikki Booth.

Students at 25 CBE schools were scheduled to write the provincial exams online Wednesday, according to a media release from the CBE. Grade 6 students writing English language arts and Grade 6 students writing French language arts will now write May 20.

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